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The Shocking Real Life Book Writers Boot Camp Weekend Retreat is hosted by best-selling author and local celebrity Hollis Gillespie, voted Atlanta's Best Local Author and Best Columnist a bunch of times by a bunch of publications. Plus this, among others:
"Raucously funny," Vanity Fair.
"A very funny lady,"
Jay Leno.
The retreat is THIS weekend!
Sign up now and save $30!
Hollis Gillespie's
Shocking Real Life Book Writers Weekend Retreat.
Sunday, Aug. 25--26 11-5
Reg. price: $374 YOUR price: $344*
(*Includes champagne, finger food and inappropriate conversation.)
Hosted at Castleberry Point loft complex in Atlanta's most historic artists community:
311 Nelson St.
Atlanta, GA 30313
CLICK HERE for directions from your location.
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Hollis Gillespie Gets High Marks for Murder and Mayem!
You know you've reached the pinnacle of success when the great musician Scott McClatchy writes a song depicting you as a whiskey-swilling, card-playing killer. The song is called Another Bad Day at the Boot Hill Graveyard, was inspired by a column I wrote for Paste Magazine about the cemetery of the same name in Tombstone, AZ. Listen to the song here!
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GET A BOOK DEAL OF YOUR OWN!
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Above: Thirty Days with my Father, a harrowing and lyrical memoir about growing up with a parent who suffers from severe post traumatic stress disorder by SRL alum Christal Presley. She landed a book deal with the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishers Health Communications, Inc. for her first manuscript. her secret? She attended both the blogging course and the book-writing workshop , and she was able to get the attention of a high-powered New York agent after pitching the book based on a project in her blog, UnitedChildrenofVeterans.com.
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Here's a peek at what you'll learn in this weekend's
1. The TOP 10 components that make a blog ripe for becoming a book, and how to incorporate them into your blog and sell the hell out it to an agent
2. What worked for others when they got their book deal and/or agent representation
3. How to reformat your material to grab an agent's attention
4. Updated literary agent information and contact sheet
5. The new opportunities in the publishing industry
6. Why it may be necessary to re-title your opus
7. How to increase your appeal to an author's agent
8. Exactly how to write your pitch letter
9. Why the basic essentials, such as Twitter, Facebook and Wordpress -- to name just a few -- are now indispensable for writers and media professionals
10. How new-media and social-media technologies are being incorporated into traditional media and other industries -- and what this means for you and your book proposal
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READ WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SHOCKING REAL-LIFE WRITING SEMINAR:
"Hollis Gillespie's writing workshop was the best I've ever attended. Hollis was extremely encouraging and helpful in both creative and procedural modes. And
the yellow theme with the mimosas worked at a deep level of community which added to the enjoyment of the whole experience."
David Ryback
"Hollis's seminar was entertaining and very effective in focusing everyone's projects, finding suitable names for books, and giving specifics on how to approach agents which she suggested specifically for each participant. Two of her friends gave presentations that were perfect complements as Hollis researched the specific info for each participant. Additionally, what I got simply through osmosis was more than worth the price."
Scott Kenan
"Hollis is a rule-breaker who will teach you things you won't hear anywhere else. If you don't care about political correctness and want to learn a proven tactic to get an agent's attention, Hollis can show you the way."
Debbie Unterman
"Hollis and crew were positive and upbeat. 'Can't' wasn't spoken. The environment and food were 'quirky and fun,' one of the underlying themes of the workshop and Hollis's principles: build a support system of writers, share your work and contacts, and hit the send, send, send button on your computer made sense. The 'fuck fear' and the agent list was an added bonus."
Lynn Hesse
"The Hollis Gillespie workshop was money well spent and the day went by very quickly! Hollis took time with each person to help them clarify details of the story that they'd like to tell, develop a creative title, found similar books to use as examples in a pitch letter and provided a list with a recommendation of an agent (or agents) to contact. Hollis gave concise, realistic feedback to each person. As an added bonus both Grant Henry and Michael Alvear spoke and each offered excellent advice. I came home and began work immediately on my story! I'm impressed by Hollis and Michael's philosophy of helping other writers. Thank you for offering this wonderful seminar to Atlanta Writers Club members."
Sharon LeMaster
"It was a great experience and nice to sit around a table with others who are dealing with the same obstacles I am. I liked the advice given to ignore conventions and rules when querying agents and publishers which I will paraphrase: as long as it's well written, go for it regardless of the 'supposed' hurdles or rules. Receiving a rejection doesn't necessarily mean you're work isn't any good or you didn't follow the rules.
"I liked having published authors talk about their personal experiences and paths to success using somewhat unconventional means. I spent part of yesterday putting the advice in practice and sent out several queries with an entirely different attitude."
Kathy Lewis
Sign up now and save $30! Hollis Gillespie's August 25--26, 11-5
Regular price $374
YOUR price: $344*Enroll and immediately receive an email confirmation.
(*Includes champagne, finger food and inappropriate conversation.) |
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